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100 _aChathukulam, Jos and Joseph, Manasi
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245 _aLocal government election results in Kerala: Towards a Tripolar polity
260 _aEconomic & Political Weekly
300 _a61(9), Feb 28, 2026: p.16-19
520 _aThe 2025 local government elections in Kerala signal a major political realignment, weakening the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front’s long-standing dominance and paving the way for a tripolar polity. The LDF’s defeat reflects centralised governance, erosion of participatory democracy, corruption allegations, and loss of secular credibility. The verdict highlights growing grassroots demands for accountability, responsive governance, and renewed democratic decentralisation.-Reproduced https://www.epw.in/journal/2026/9/commentary/local-government-election-results-kerala.html
773 _aEconomic & Political Weekly
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